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Sinister71
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May 31 2012, 3:04am
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Dol Guldur where we see Gandalf... I could be wrong, but some of the building faces remind me of those of Dol Guldur
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SirDennisC
Gondolin
May 31 2012, 3:05am
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I think these are among the few real spy photos to be posted here
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since the Hobbit has been in production...
Wonder how long they will remain?
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SirDennisC
Gondolin
May 31 2012, 3:07am
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GMTA. Reminds me of the DG bit from the trailer. //
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Shelob'sAppetite
Doriath
May 31 2012, 3:28am
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But these pictures clearly show a ruined human city, and not a Necromancer's evil lair. The only similarity between these images and those are the leave-less trees, and some of the stonework.
If you look closely, you will see rows of houses with red-tiled rooftops, carved stone roosters (and ducks?), etc. This is definitely a once-thriving civilization gone defunct.
Now, it is possible that the long stone causeway is part of a Dol Guldur set, and that multiple sets were placed in one location, but I doubt it...
These images look very similar to the other brief glimpses of Dale we have seen, though in both cases, their authenticity was never confirmed...
My guess? These are indeed images of a ruined Dale. And the fact that the production team bothered to create full sets of a ruined Dale tells me that Bilbo and company may walk through them before reaching the mountain...
<a href="http://www.picvalley.net/v.php?p=u/2753/4560009397586051941337865592771KPlCqUcbErDCaZmgU.JPG">photo</a>
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Shelob'sAppetite
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May 31 2012, 3:31am
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Edited to remove oversized image.
For those that don't want to follow the original link, this post further down the thread contains the properly sized image.
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
Doriath
May 31 2012, 4:05am
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Sorry, but that pic is going to get removed as soon as an admin sees it.
'But very bright were the stars upon the margin of the world, when at times the clouds about the West were drawn aside.'
The Hall of Fire
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Shelob'sAppetite
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May 31 2012, 4:07am
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Do I resize and repost it?
I don't have any photo-sharing accounts, so perhaps someone else could repost in an acceptable format?
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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May 31 2012, 4:10am
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There are guides someplace around here. Hopefully someone more knowing than I will be able to give you a hand.
'But very bright were the stars upon the margin of the world, when at times the clouds about the West were drawn aside.'
The Hall of Fire
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Shelob'sAppetite
Doriath
May 31 2012, 4:31am
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But I am contractually prohibited from using such sites by an employer, as they often reveal your email address (whether that is your intention or not). Would you mind uploading the image to photobucket, re-sizing and re-posting it here?
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Shelob'sAppetite
Doriath
May 31 2012, 4:33am
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Quite a bit of snow all over these ruins, which suggests to me that they sit on the slopes of the Lonely Mountain...
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Shelob'sAppetite
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May 31 2012, 4:51am
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Edited to replace oversized image 
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MrCere
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May 31 2012, 4:55am
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I have no choice but to believe in free will.
The cake is a lie
The cake is a lie
The cake is a lie
My blog
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Earl
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May 31 2012, 6:16am
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FYI even this picture didn't meet the message board specifications...
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and since I had a few minutes I took the liberty of setting it right.
By the way, the link to the TORn Image Posting Guide is in Magpie's footer (here's the direct link).
The Plan 9 Interview... in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the release of The Fellowship of the Ring.
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lurtz2010
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May 31 2012, 6:49am
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the whole town is burnt and crumbling and overgrown, I imagined Dale looking abit like Osgiliath but this is so much better.
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DanielLB
Elvenhome
May 31 2012, 7:29am
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Although, why does it look like there is a dinosaur hanging from the cieling in one of the pictures?
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DanielLB
Elvenhome
May 31 2012, 7:30am
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It's not Hobbit related at all is it 
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duats
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May 31 2012, 8:54am
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Looks like it could be Dale to me
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Nice find.
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dormouse
Gondolin
May 31 2012, 9:01am
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... or do those look more like a (very good) scale model than a life-sized set?
Intriguing, anyway, whatever they are.
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DanielLB
Elvenhome
May 31 2012, 10:08am
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The picture above the bottom right one interests me most (i.e. the one right of the two smallest ones).
Did the people have anything to do with animals? Because it looks to me that the green statue (left side of picture) is a rooster/chicken facing/running towards us (you can also see the claw above the second R). You can also clearly see the comb and wattle!
There is also a similar green shape on the bottom right; and what looks to be like an ostrich hanging from the ceiling 
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Calmandcloudless
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May 31 2012, 10:25am
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Yes, I'm intrigued by it too (although I'd have said it seems to be a fairly good likeness of a goose). I'm trying to work out how it's supported - is it on one of the wire-type things coming down from above? Are the wires attached to the column with the disc on top? Did old Dale have an ornamental poultry-themed merry-go-round? And if so, why?? 
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DanielLB
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May 31 2012, 10:28am
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It does look like a goose or a duck! Glad I'm not the only one seeing things!
Maybe it's some sort of outside park/open area - a recreational area for whoever lives here? I can see one of the dwarves trying to have a go on this merry-go-round
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